Columns
These sought-after sections offer expert auction analysis, cultural commentary, and more, adding depth, variety, and a personal touch to every issue. Columns include Gavels ’n’ Paddles, Psychology of Collecting, The Beat, Pop Culture Collecting, Toys from the Attic, and Civil War Collector.
New Markets for Buying and Selling Antiques and Gathering the Stories with the Goods
by Rob Wolfe of American Pickers The antiques market is an ever-shifting landscape with new market entrants, ever-changing trends on what’s ...
Jonah and the Whale bank, $312,500, RSL Auction Co.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Jonah and ...
Online Antiquing
One of the most beloved aspects of antiquing, collecting, and thrifting is what we collectors call “the hunt”; knowing that ...
Captain America Comics #1,ﾠ$172,221, Hake’s Auctionsﾠ
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A copy of ...
Gold Rush-era pants, $16,875, Holabird Western
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A circa 1875-1880 ...
Fireplace log holder, $55,020, Toomey & Co.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A fireplace log ...
Collecting Collectoys
by Douglas R. Kelly Louis Marx is never far from my mind. I didn’t know the man, but his company ...
1940s-era Harbor Petroleum sign, $46,740, Morphy Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A 1940s-era Harbor ...
The Robot Bulldozer, A Flare Product by United Pioneer Company
By Rob Wolfe In the early 1960s people around the world were fascinated with imagining the future that technology could ...
Stegosaurus fossil, $44.6 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A 150-million-year-old stegosaurus ...
Celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial
Everyone knows throwing a party takes time, money, and planning, even more so when the party is for the nation’s ...
U.S. Navy D-Day battle flag, $73,800, Milestone Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A US Navy ...
Collecting With Purpose: Completing a Set
Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. A set embodies a higher good to the collector than use or as a collectible alone ...
Buccellati sterling globe, $4,095, SJ Auctioneers
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Buccellati sterling ...
1936 Chevrolet Half-ton pick-up truck, $86,000, Miller & Miller
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A 1936 Chevrolet ...
Summertime Scores
by Douglas R. Kelly Seems to me it doesn’t get much better than going on a summer vacation. This year, ...
Tie-Dye: Groovy, Baby
by Jessica Kosinski There are a lot of traditions associated with particular periods in American history. One of those is ...
Large Apache Figured Olla basket, $7,260, Kodner Galleries
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A large 19th ...
Studebaker Art Deco bull-nose porcelain neon sign, $21,000, Milestone Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall An all-original Studebaker ...
Star Wars Boba Fett figure, $525,000, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A 3 3/4 ...
Human Touch vs. Machine Precision: AI’s Impact on Art Collecting
by Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. For collectors who like art, especially sculpture, the National Sculpture Society annual meeting is the ...
Chipping Away at the Moon
by Jessica Kosinski People have been obsessed with space for centuries. That obsession only deepened as human beings began exploring ...
Babe Ruth-signed baseball, $10,625, Nye & Company
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Babe Ruth-signed ...
Tiffany “Pond Lily” table lamp, $21,760, Clarke Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A 10-light Tiffany ...
